Had a great turnout at Startup Saturday here in Hong Kong with over 500 attendees for a full day pitches (startups) and panels. While there was nothing really earth-shattering, it was definitely fun to see Hong Kong developers riding the wave of social media / ipad / location-based services that is sweeping the rest of the world. There were a few success stories who shared their experiences (6 Waves, Pixel Media, etc.) and there were a few angels lurking around the audience.
You can check out the tweets from the event (hashtag #sus2010). Its great to see a healthy developer community emerging here (we are hosting Barcamp 2010 at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University on September 18th). The talks should be available online sometime next week.
Dr. Gino Yu has taught and established multimedia programs and initiatives at institutions including the University of Southern California, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He is currently an Associate Professor and Director of Digital
Entertainment and Game Development in the School of Design at PolyU where he develops meaningful game projects at PlayLab, a commercial digital entertainment entity he co-founded that provides consulting, research, instruction and new ideas for the industry. Dr. Gino Yu
He also founded the Asia Consciousness Festival and is hosting the 2009 edition of the Toward a Science of Consciousness Conference. His main area of research interests involve the application of media technologies to cultivate creativity and promote enlightened consciousness.
Dr. Gino Yu received his BS and PhD at the University of California at Berkeley in 1987 and 1993 respectively and has over 60 conference and journal publications.
